Lima Receives Additional $200,000

Jose Lima triggered an additional $200,000 by making his 28th start of the season. His total 2005 salary topped $3.5 million with still a chance to receive another $250,000 if he makes two more starts.

Jose Lima is scheduled to make four more starts before the 2005 season ends.

Lima's base salary for 2005 was $2.5 million with the chance of bosuses once he reached 20 starts.

This might sound crazy, but paying $3.75 million for someone who has an ERA above 6.00 is a little much. How can we not spend an addition $2 million on someone who has an ERA below 4? I don't get it.

As well, how can we be thinking about resigning someone like this and not be wanting to spend $10 million on a 25-30 homerun type guy? We have the cash. We saved around $30 million this year and will have more next year. Now I could be wrong, but wouldn't $30 million pay for three seasons worth of that guy?